THE ‘hot’ annual Calamari Festival, organised by St Francis Tourism and sponsored by Kouga Municipality, will take over St Francis Bay from 11:00 to 17:00 on Saturday, September 21.
The highlight of the festival, the third Calamari Cook-Off competition, will put professional and amateur chefs’ culinary skills to the test.
Teams can be made up of family and friends, as well as company teams in the new corporate category.
Entries are limited to 15 teams, each creating their own calamari dish using local calamari supplied by local fisheries and ingredients sponsored by Village Square SuperSpar.
My Kitchen Rules winners of 2018, Roxanne and Spoen Green, will do two demonstrations of their culinary skills on the day, as well as judge the hugely popular Calamari Cook-Off Competition.
The Calamari King or Queen for 2019 will receive a floating trophy.
Joe Fish Restaurant in Cape St Francis will be back to defending their 2018 winning-title.
Entertainment
A variety of craft beers, gin and wine will be available throughout the day alongside food trucks and market stalls, offering a wide variety of good quality products.
A live music stage, showcasing some of the finest talents in the Eastern Cape, will entertain festival-goers throughout the day.
Kids will love the play area with an inflatable rocket and a mini train.
The Calamari weekend also offers sporting action in many disciplines such as a golf, squash and a bowls tournament, as well as the Nautical Half Marathon on Sunday, September 22.
Wine Festival
An exciting addition to this year’s festival is the first Calamari Wine Festival brought to festival-goers by Tops Village Square from 15:00 to 20:00 on Friday, September 20.
Visitors will be able to taste wine from 20 different farms.
Tickets for the wine festival at R150 per person, are available at Tops Village Square and St Francis Tourism – this includes a complementary branded wine glass.
MORE INFORMATION
The annual Calamari Festival will take place at the Village Green in St Francis Drive, St Francis Bay, from 11:00 to 17:00 on September 21.
Contact St Francis Tourism at 042 294 0076 or Hantie van der Westhuizen at 083 294 2211.
